When did this shit start? Not only are they all wearing matching pants, but they all have matching genitalia crammed into those matching Walmart jeans because no man who allows this to happen has a penis.

I guess if your goal is to make everyone think your entire family works at the same electronics store this is a good idea, otherwise knock it off. Put your foot down, Steve, and say, “Gosh dang it Brenda, I told you ten times, I’m wearing my jean jacket embossed with the Coca-Cola logo and my favorite jean shorts and I really don’t give a hoot what you and the kids wear! I’m me. I’m STEVE! Steve likes his jean jackets with corduroy sleeves and Steve likes his jorts. If you need me I will be in the basement playing with Steve’s, I mean my, trains.” (Door slams… framed “Footprints in the Sand” falls to the floor and shatters like so many of Steve’s dreams.)

26 comments to “People who dress the same in family portraits!”

I was listening to NPR and this woman was all crying that her family beach photo buisness was going to close because of the oil spill, I’m like OH NO! One less person taking photos of families stacked on top of eachother in khakis and white polos! I hope BP finds that a non-justifiable claim.

Jesus! My parents used to dress me and my brother the same for family portraits and it pissed me off. In every portrait of me as a child i have a scowl on my face because i’m in some starchy shirt with the buttons done all the way to the top.

I’m with you 100% on this one. You shouldn’t plan a family photo, it should just happen at an event. Everyone put down your forks and smile for a second. But, assuming you feel like you need to have your family prepare for a group picture and have a “real” photographer take it for you, there is still no excuse for this level of fake bullshit nonsense. My sister-in-law is a “photographer.” She takes high-quality pictures of uninspired Christian fluff. She’s one of those local photographers who advertise for weddings, proms and baby pictures (no boobs, no dudes jump kicking over flames, no tigers eating a fresh donkey or whatever they eat.) Anyway, I’m taking my little family up to spend some time in my hometown in a few weeks and it seems I’ve got myself trapped in one of these fake-ass bullshit photo sessions. Everyone else in the family apperantly has already agreed to it. So, while I will be walking around a lake, posing like an asshole with my fiance and stepson, smiling at the horizon, I promise we will not be wearing the same outfit. I will pose for your pictures, sister-in-law, but a man has to draw a line. For me, that means wearing a tie that didn’t come from Walmart and probably also showing up late, drunk and in a hurry to leave.

You’re a dumbshit – You make a good point and in such an intelligent way.

I think I see what you are saying but let me make sure. You’re saying that you and your family are so stupid and easily distracted by things like clothing in different colors that you need to put everyone in the same outfit in order to recognize them in photos. I see your point. Maybe you should take a giant tarp and cut holes for each person to be photographed. That way you could all stick your heads through and there would be no fear of being confused by mismatched T-shirts.

Is it hard for your family to walk around and do normal things? I mean going to the grocery store with all those colors must be a nightmare for you guys!

Hey, I just had the best idea! You guys should wear name tags at all times! That would be perfect for you. Name tags AND uniforms! You should all get the same haircut too, just in case.

When I was about 15 in the mid 90s, we had a huge family portrait very similar to that last one, where there are about 25 people all standing around awkwardly in white shirts and blue jeans. It was moronic.